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Thoughts on the Extreme Weather Events
Many of us are deeply concerned about the health effects of climate change. View resources and how you can take action.
Dr Marjorie Cross, OAM
February 5, 2025
Climate Health - AFMW Climate Health Action Group (CHAG)
Climate Action
The Australian Federation of medical Women see Climate Action as the greatest health opportunity to prevent premature deaths, address climate and health inequity and unlock substantial health and economic benefits.
To this effect, AFMW is one of 58 member organisations to have co-signed the letter addressed and sent to the Prime Minister on 30th April 2021, urging him to commit to:
- Including health in our official Paris Agreement contribution
- Decarbonising health by 2030
- Enact a National Strategy on Climate, Health and Wellbeing.
AFMW CHAG Vision
- Advocate for awareness of Climate Change and its gendered impacts
- Encourage membership participation in Climate Change advocacy at local, state, national and international levels
- Recommend doctors and hospitals decarbonize their practices and hospitals by 2040
- Unify the voice of medical women to collectively pressure governments locally, nationally and internationally
- Conduct research on climate change and health effects on women and children through our affiliations
- Reflect on indigenous knowledge of land and health and incorporate these messages
Climate Health & CHAG Articles
Climate Health
World Medical Association on climate health action
Do you ever feel no one else cares about the #climatecrisis? New research shows that you are not alone. The good news is that far more people are concerned about climate change than we sometimes feel. Lujain Alqodmani, President World Medical Association adds her voice to hashtag#WeAreTheMajority climate action video.
Associate Professor Magdalena Simonis AM, AFMW Immediate Past President
July 7, 2024
Climate Health
CAHA’s Federal Budget Analysis
Our colleagues at CAHA have prepared their 2024/2025 Commonwealth Budget Analysis and will be hosting a members roundtable on 26 July 2024, online and in Naarm, Melbourne.
Associate Professor Magdalena Simonis AM, AFMW Immediate Past President
June 2, 2024
Climate Health
Takeaways from the Swiss women’s climate victory | Reuters
Reuters report that The European Court of Human Rights ruled in favour of more than 2,000 Swiss women on Tuesday, affirming their argument that the Swiss government violated their human rights by failing to take sufficient action on climate change.
Associate Professor Magdalena Simonis AM, AFMW Immediate Past President
April 22, 2024
Climate Health
National Health and Climate Strategy | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
The recent announcement comes at a critical time for Australia’s health system. We have been calling for health reform that includes a climate lens and this is a step in the right direction.
Associate Professor Magdalena Simonis AM, AFMW Immediate Past President
December 6, 2023
Climate Health
COP28 Health Day for COP28
Health Day for COP28 is a special event that will take place on December 3, 2023 as part of the COP28 UN Climate Conference in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
AFMW
November 26, 2023
AFMW
AFMW Announces Our Climate Health Action Group (CHAG) [UPDATED]
UPDATE. New members to the AFMW CHAG welcome PLUS discover 6 Practice Tips to help decarbonize our planet. The AFMW is proud to be a member of the Better Futures Australia Health Working Group, which includes representatives from Doctors for the Environment Australia, Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association, and Climate and Health Alliance.
Associate Professor Magdalena Simonis AM, AFMW Immediate Past President
May 20, 2021
Interested Members Welcome
Other interested members from Australian states and territories are welcome. I invite members from each state and territory to join the AFMW Climate Health Action Group, promote the AFMW actions agreed upon and and represent their state activities.
We need Climate Health Action Group members and champions for the cause in each state.
Please contact A/Prof Magdalena Simonis, AFMW president and Chair AFMW Climate Health Action Group (CHAG) via [email protected].
